My older version of macbook pro

i have come to find my donated macbook pro has version version snow leopard 10.6.3 on it presently and was told by the donator that we need to upgrade to mavericks 10.9.... something lol. anyway i already did an update request and it came back saying there are no new updates, so how or where do i go from here to upgrade to mavericks?
thanks mitzi

The first step is to determine if the MBP can run Mavericks.
To install Mavericks, you need one of these Macs:
iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later),
MacBook Pro (15-inch or 17-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
Xserve (Early 2009)
Your Mac also needs:
OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard v10.6.8 already installed
2 GB or more of memory
8 GB or more of available space
If it can then download it from the App Store
Allan

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